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Hindraf calls for Freedom of Information Act (FMT)

Hindraf calls for Freedom of Information Act

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KUALA LUMPUR: Hindraf Makkal Salthi, an ad hoc apolitical NGO on human rights working across the political divide, has urged the Federal Government to catch up with the rest of the world on human rights and democracy through a Freedom of Information Act (FoI), among others.

“It should introduce the FoI to help adopt appropriate measures to give effect to the right to obtain information,” said Hindraf Chairman P. Waythamoorthy, a human rights advocate and senior lawyer in private practice, in a Facebook posting. “The Official Secrets Act (OSA) is an anachronism.”

The government, under the new Act, can control what it deems as classified or otherwise and act accordingly, he added.

Waytha wants Perak MB to act on ‘sari’ incident

KUALA LUMPUR: Hindraf Makkal Sakthi has confirmed that it has officially taken up the matter of the Ipoh City Hall not being sincere on the “sari” incident and giving a distorted take on what “kecuali” (except) in an invitation card means when translated into the English language. The NGO sent a letter in Bahasa Malaysia, signed by Hindraf Perak Chairman K. Nagesh Krishnan, to Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir on Monday.

Hindraf Chief P. Waythamoorthy said in a telephone interview that Indians in the country expect Zambry to help resolve the “sari” incident.

For starters, added Waytha, they expect him to direct the Ipoh Mayor to apologise to the Indian community for the incident and pledge that such incidents and/or similar incidents will never recur.

Waytha: World bodies should vet Bujang Valley for Unesco -FMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Hindraf Makkal Sakthi has called on the Government of Malaysia to engage with several world bodies to support world heritage status listing for the Bujang Valley.

These bodies, said the NGO in a statement, include the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

“These are sanctioned by Unesco to provide the World Heritage Committee with evaluations on the cultural and natural sites nominated,” added Hindraf Chief P. Waythamoorthy in a statement. “Much work was also done in Bujang Valley during the British period.”

He implied that using local archaeological researchers to deny the world heritage status of the Bujang Valley was driven by attempts to “rewrite history” based on politically-motivated “collective amnesia”.

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Hindraf seeks Rulers intervention

HINDRAF urges the Conference of Rulers to take a proactive step in the right direction to undo the wrongs committed to their Non-Muslim subjects in light of the constant abdication of powers of the judiciary and its inability to fulfil its role coupled with the legislators and defective executive regulations that continues to drag these issues.

Notis Mesyuarat Tahunan Perwakilan Kebangsaan HINDRAF (2015)

The Pathetic Malaysian Judiciary

Selangor Government and Federal Government out to bully and create Islamic superiority/hegemony state.

Shah Alam Council building a retaining wall to block view of the Sri Mariamman Temple in Section 7 Shah Alam- an insult to multi religious society- concerted effort by both Selangor Government and the Federal Government to bully and create an Islamic superiority/hegemony state?

HINDRAF DISCLOSES ITS ACCOUNTS TO PUBLIC

Amidst the various unfounded and malicious allegations, HINDRAF is publishing its accounts to the public for their scrutiny. Hindraf was formed in December 2005 and it only came to limelight in August 2007 after I had filed a class action against the UK Government on Malaysia’s 50th Anniversary independence celebration on August 30th 2007 in pursuit of the systematic marginalized state of the Malaysian Indians.